Clear-flow Ltd

Clear-flow Ltd is a family firm founded in 1982, operating in septic tanks and sewage. The company employs in excess of 120 local people and holds ISO 9001, 14001 and 18001 certifications, as well as OHSAS 45001:2018 for health and safety management. It has a framework contract with South West Water and has worked with companies such as BT, Asda, Lidl and Balfour Beatty. Clear-flow Ltd became part of The Goonvean Group in 2011 and part of Lanes Group PLC in 2024. It opened a Newton Abbot depot in 2009 and moved to a St Day head office in March 2011, which has a 'BREEAM Excellent' rating.

The company offers services across Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset, including drain unblocking, septic tank emptying, CCTV drainage survey, pipework repair, tankering, deep lift services, high pressure water jetting, and no dig pipe lining repair. It pioneered Liquid Ring Technology onto mobile tanker applications in the early 1990s and has won awards including the Cornish Business Awards and The South West Water Supplier Awards.

Clear-flow Ltd takes on waste collection, sewage disposal and waste management work in Plymouth. A customer account describes an emergency call-out that was met with quick service, with the company attending promptly when the situation required it.

That feedback points to a responsive approach to urgent sewage and waste problems, and it records thanks for the speed of the response. The subtypes attached to the business cover waste collection, sewage disposal and waste management, indicating the range of work the company takes on.